Institute of Quantity Surveyors, Sri Lanka (External organisation)

Description

Position: Chartered Quantity Surveyor

The first light of the Institute of Quantity Surveyors, Sri Lanka, dawned during the seminar on Surveying and Land Economy held at the BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka, in October 1974, organized by the Commonwealth Association of Surveying and Land Economy (CASLE).This three day Seminar approved a resolution moved by Mr. James Nisbet FRICS, which stated "Bearing in mind the importance of the construction industry to the social and economic development of Sri Lanka, the Seminar urges the Quantity Surveying practitioners to ensure without delay the provision of proper education and training facilities for Quantity Surveyors and Quantity Surveying technicians at the universities and technical institutions".